House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government when the current visa of the Myanmar military attaché expires.  HL3977

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of an increase in (1) Turkish airstrikes, and (2) threats of a ground invasion, on northern regions of Syria; and what discussions they have had with the government of Turkey regarding this situation.  HL3978

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what are the key components of their Joint Analysis of Conflict and Stability (JACS) assessment on northern Syria; and what steps they are taking to address the situation.  HL3979

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of Turkish shelling of the Yazidi village of Otlja on the Yazidi community; and what steps they are taking to support this community in northern Syria.  HL3980

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assistance they are providing to the Yazidi community in Iraq and Syria, including (1) how many projects they are funding, (2) how many people benefit from these projects, and (3) how these projects are helping the Yazidi community under threat in the region.  HL3981

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that Eritrean soldiers continue to target civilians in the Tigray region of Ethiopia following the cessation of hostilities on 2 November; and what assistance they are providing to the affected communities.  HL3982

Baroness Barker to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to create a comprehensive strategy for reducing HIV stigma.  HL3983

Baroness Barker to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have for the Equalities Office and Department of Health and Social Care to lead a cross-government effort to address the remaining areas of HIV-related discrimination.  HL3984

Baroness Barker to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that the HIV Action Plan being used to monitor, assess and benchmark health-related quality of life, uses a measurement that is (1) co-produced, and (2) agreed, with the HIV community.  HL3985

Baroness Barker to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to equip HIV community networks with the resources needed to establish programmes, including peer-to-peer networks, to boost the supportive ecosystem that people living with HIV need to thrive.  HL3986

Baroness Barker to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to tailor care models to provide (1) psychosocial, and (2) practical, support to help people to prepare to live with HIV in the long-term.  HL3987

Baroness Barker to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to expand monitoring efforts to understand the reality of HIV as a life-long condition.  HL3988

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask His Majesty's Government what duties they expect regional Levelling Up Directors, when appointed, to fulfil.  HL3989

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask His Majesty's Government what role, if any, regional Levelling Up Directors will have in awarding funding; and to whom will they be accountable for this function.  HL3990

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask His Majesty's Government which stakeholder groups regional Levelling Up Directors will be expected to work with in each region.  HL3991

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask His Majesty's Government whether regional Levelling Up Directors will be (1) budget holders, (2) responsible for the work of junior staff, and (3) line mangers to junior staff.  HL3992

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 1 December (HL3746), how many manufacturers expect to have smart 2 tachographs (1) in production, and (2) available, for support to relevant vehicle owners; and by what date they expect to have this before 21 August 2023.  HL3993

Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 1 December (HL3634), whether they will deposit in the Library of the House the promotional literature for (1) day special schools, and (2) parents of children attending day special schools, which explained that the NHS Special Schools Eye Care Service was a pilot due to end 31 March 202… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Bradley to ask His Majesty's Government how much of the £2.3 billion earmarked for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services has now been invested in those services; and, of that amount, how much has been allocated to local authority Children's Services to support children in care.  HL3995

Lord Chadlington to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of car hire companies not accepting customers aged 75 years or over; and what steps they will take to ensure that older drivers are not unfairly discriminated against.  HL3996

Baroness Coussins to ask His Majesty's Government, further to their commitments in the Political Declaration of Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI) Conference 2022, what support they will give to Columbia to develop its Women, Peace and Security 1325 National Action Plan.  HL3997

Baroness Coussins to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Columbia to ensure that indigenous people and other civil society organisations are able to participate in the formulation of its Women, Peace and Security 1325 National Action Plan.  HL3998

Baroness Coussins to ask His Majesty's Government how much of the £1.8 million for Political Declaration of Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI) priority countries they announced will be given to Columbia to develop its Women, Peace and Security 1325 National Action Plan.  HL3999

Baroness Coussins to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have provided any experts to assist the government of Columbia and civil society organisations that are part of the Columbian National Commission on Security Guarantees on issues related to the dismantling of illegal armed groups.  HL4000

Baroness Cox to ask His Majesty's Government what steps, if any, they are taking to ensure that British accreditation and verification companies operating in Burma are not providing services to Burmese military-owned companies.  HL4001

Baroness Cox to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the role of the United Nations Special Envoy on Myanmar.  HL4002

Lord Foster of Bath to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Environment Agency report Working with nature, published in July, which stated that "99.7% of fens, 97% of species-rich grasslands, 80% of lowland heathlands, up to 70% of ancient woodlands, and up to 85% of saltmarshes" have been "destroyed or degraded", whether they will list by county where those degra… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Foster of Bath to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Environment Agency report Working with nature, published in July, which stated that "a quarter of mammals in England and almost a fifth of UK plants" are "threatened with extinction", whether they will list those counties that have suffered the worst declines of those species.  HL4004

Lord Foster of Bath to ask His Majesty's Government, what was the annual rate of species decline in England in each year between 2010 and 2022.  HL4005

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to implement recommendations from the report by the Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration An Inspection of UK Visas and Immigration Front End Services (August 2020 – June 2021), published on 25 November 2021.  HL4006

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Analysis of the Legality and Appropriateness of the Transfer of Asylum Seekers under the UK–Rwanda arrangement, published on 8 June; and what steps they are taking to respond to concerns raised in that report.  HL4007

Lord Inglewood to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to retain gas lamps on (1) their own, and (2) other publicly-owned, land.  HL4008

Lord Kamall to ask His Majesty's Government how they intend to ensure that analogue telecare devices continue to work safely after the digital switchover has been completed in 2025; and what engagement has taken place between the Department of Health and Social Care and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport to this effect.  HL4009

Lord Leong to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of their commitment to pay (1) 90 per cent of undisputed and valid invoices from SMEs within five days, and (2) 100 per cent of all undisputed and valid invoices within 30 days, as part of their Prompt Payment Policy.  HL4010

Lord Leong to ask His Majesty's Government how many people they have employed as part of the Civil Service Fast Stream in the last three years; and of those, how many have since left the Civil Service; and of those, how many cited low pay as a reason for leaving.  HL4011

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the ability of tenant farmers to benefit from Environmental Land Management Schemes.  HL4012

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure the continuation of the independent Groceries Code Adjudicator; and whether they plan to extend the role to allow the adjudicator to open an investigation on their own initiative.  HL4013

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government whether, and if so how, they track the mental health outcomes of care-experienced children and young people.  HL4014

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government what, if any, mandatory training is provided to frontline professionals who work with care-experienced children and young people to help them identify, understand and respond to mental health needs.  HL4015

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that children and young people in care can receive mental health assessments and support from specialist practitioners who can tailor support for their particular experiences.  HL4016

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure care-experienced children and young people have access to specialist, trauma-informed mental health support if they need it.  HL4017

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of barriers for care-experienced children and young people in accessing mental health support.  HL4018

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to overcome the barriers for care-experienced children and young people in accessing mental health support.  HL4019

Lord Naseby to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reasons why the new medical schools at Worcester, Brunel, and Chester universities are primarily recruiting foreign students rather than UK-based applicants.  HL4020

Lord Naseby to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to support first-time buyers of houses once the current Help to Buy: Equity Loan scheme finishes on 31 January 2023.  HL4021

Baroness Parminter to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by the Secretary of State for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to the House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee on 30 November where she stated that there are "about 1100" pieces of retained EU law within her department, what the precise number is.  HL4022

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government why the Safeguarding Minister has cancelled an upcoming meeting with Hourglass (Safer Aging) on 14 December.  HL4023

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the investment of resources in radiotherapy services in England.  HL4024

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to increase the level of investment in radiotherapy services within the NHS.  HL4025

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of current cancer treatment capacity in the NHS.  HL4026

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase cancer treatment capacity in line with current demand.  HL4027

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to improve access to radiotherapy treatments for cancer patients.  HL4028

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government, further to reports that 39 unaccompanied Albanian refugee children have been reported as missing by Kent County Council, what steps they are taking to locate those children.  HL4029

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government how many people have been accepted and evacuated from Afghanistan under their Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme, which opened on 6 January.  HL4030

Lord Rogan to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made towards releasing the £50 million they pledged in November 2021 to fund Motor Neurone Disease; and what are the reasons for the delay.  HL4031

Lord Rosser to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of individuals who have died crossing the English Channel to get to the UK in the back of lorries and other vehicles in each month since January 2010.  HL4032

Lord Rosser to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Murray of Blidworth on 8 November (HL3121), when they expect data to be available on (1) the number of staff supporting the Voluntary Returns Service, (2) the cost of the service, and (3) the number of complaints received by the service.  HL4033

Lord Rosser to ask His Majesty's Government how many refugees have been admitted under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme; and what assessment they have made of the year long delay in admitting refugees to the UK under Pathway 2 of that scheme.  HL4034

Lord Rosser to ask His Majesty's Government why individuals who enter under the Afghan Citizen Resettlement Scheme are not currently included in the quarterly Immigration Statistics publications; and what plans, if any, they have to include them.  HL4035

Lord Rosser to ask His Majesty's Government how many asylum seekers are currently housed in private accommodation; and, for each month in 2021 and 2022, what was the cost of providing this accommodation.  HL4036

Lord Rosser to ask His Majesty's Government how areas are chosen to provide accommodation to asylum seekers; and what consideration is given to fair distribution across the country when making these decisions.  HL4037

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Iran regarding human rights violations against children in that country.  HL4038

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the detention of Xing Hongwei in China.  HL4039

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current overall level of financial investment from China to the UK.  HL4040

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide financial support to those experiencing a decrease in income as a result of an increase in National Insurance contributions.  HL4041

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to introduce a requirement for age blocks for social media sites.  HL4042

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government, following the announcement that the equipment plan to fund the Type 32 Frigate and Multirole Support Ships programme has been withdrawn, what is the status of that programme.  HL4043